Forensic PathologyMedicolegal investigation of death is the most crucial and significant function of the medical examiner within the criminal justice system. The medical examiner is primarily concerned with violent, sudden, unexpected, and suspicious deaths and is responsible for determining the cause and manner of death, identifying the deceased, determining the ap |
Contents
Chapter 1 Medicolegal Investigative Systems | 1 |
Chapter 2 Time of Death | 21 |
Chapter 3 Deaths Due to Natural Disease | 43 |
Chapter 4 Blunt Trauma Wounds | 91 |
Chapter 5 Blunt Trauma Injuries of the Trunk and Extremities | 117 |
Craniocerebral Injuries | 147 |
Chapter 7 Wounds Caused by Pointed and SharpEdged Weapons | 187 |
Chapter 8 Asphyxia | 229 |
Chapter 15 Death by Drowning | 399 |
Chapter 16 Electrocution | 409 |
the Effects of Heat and Cold | 419 |
Chapter 18 Rape | 435 |
Chapter 19 Emboli | 453 |
Chapter 20 Topics in Forensic Pathology | 465 |
Chapter 21 Nursing Home Deaths | 489 |
Chapter 22 Sudden Death During or Immediately after a Violent Struggle | 499 |
Chapter 9 Deaths Caused by Motor Vehicle Accidents | 279 |
Chapter 10 Airplane Crashes | 319 |
Chapter 11 Sudden Infant Death Syndrome | 325 |
Chapter 12 Neonaticide Infanticide and Child Homicide | 335 |
Chapter 13 Fire Deaths | 367 |
Chapter 14 Carbon Monoxide Poisoning | 389 |
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Forensic Pathology, Second Edition Dominick DiMaio,Vincent J.M. DiMaio, M.D. No preview available - 2001 |
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